Hypnosis is a process of being guided into a relaxed state where you can access your subconscious mind and change the patterns and programming there. You can overcome habits (e.g. stop smoking) and achieve weight loss. You can overcome drug addictions, change your metabolism, stop or relieve pain, uncover the mental and emotional roots of physical ailments, and heal trauma or phobias using hypnosis. Most of the patterns in our life are embedded in our subconscious mind. It is often difficult to change them from the conscious level of processing, so hypnosis and other approaches such as NLP and energy psychology techniques may be much more rapid ways of fostering change than ordinary counseling or therapy approaches. Hypnotherapy is usually a relaxing process and can even help foster healing of pains and physical conditions. Hypnosis is well-documented to be effective for addressing many health issues and has been practiced for many decades in modern medicine and psychiatry, as well as having been employed in some manner for hundreds or thousands of years in a number of cultures around the world.There are many studies on medical hypnosis that show impressive results:
In one study, researchers assigned dieters into 2 groups. One group used medical hypnosis, the other didn't. The group that used medical hypnosis lost an average of 17 pounds. The group that didn't lost an average of only 0.5 pounds! Another study (from the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology) found that the use of hypnosis increased fat reduction by an average of 97% during treatment! Studies have also shown hypnosis to be effective in reducing pain and helping accelerate healing from surgery. Hypnosis is widely used by psychiatrists and other psychotherapy practitioners to help people heal from anxiety, trauma, and phobias, and to build self-confidence and self-esteem.As a mental health counselor [FL Lic. # MH 5806] with a Master's degree in Counseling and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University Of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, Jed initially trained in hypnotherapy in 2001 with Harry Henshaw in North Miami Beach. Harry is a relaxation and healing music professional as well as a psychologist and hypnotist. This hipnosis coursework included NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), which includes the work of people like Richard Bandler. Bandler, Grinder, Tony Robbins, and other NLP pioneers have combined hypnosis methods with recognition of how people process information with their sensory modalities and how we build rapport with those we interact with and create states where we can influence others. When used by a skilled, compassionate therapist, these methods are powerful resources for facilitating positive transformations. Hypnosis is often demonstrated by entertainers as a way to tell someone to do whatever you say - those who are very open and motivated to follow undesirable or strange hypnotic suggestions may do so, but hypnosis used in a therapeutic way will EMPOWER YOU rather than directing you to place yourself under the control of someone or something outside yourself. Trust and rapport between the client and therapist is important in facilitating positive outcomes in therapy; this applies to hypnosis as well as any other type of therapeutic interaction, including standard psychotherapy and physicians' medical treatments.
Prior to training in hypnosis Jed had begun to attend experiential workshops with past-life regression practitioners such as Linda Adler (a former client and student of Dr. Brian Weiss), and soon began to read and study as much as possible on this subject, including audios and books from the Edgar Cayce organization (A.R.E.), the modern Essenes, Dick Sutphen, Roger Woolger, Brian Weiss, Carol Bowman, Michael Newton, and others. As a trained counselor and experienced Reiki pracitioner and meditator, this process seemed very natural to Jed... and it is not essentially different from doing standard regression within the current lifetime as regular hypnosis instruction teaches - the therapist just needs to have an open mind about what can be accessed and transformed. We all have tremendous healing resources within ourselves, and hypnosis is a wonderful tool to help us connect with the power of our Soul, our subconscious, and our creative visualization abilities.
Jed offers individual and group hypnosis sessions, and assists you toward accessing your own inner guidance and wisdom. In hypnosis sessions Jed offers affirmations and verbal guidance to help you make shifts in your life and release old patterns and blocks. Hypnotherapy (hypnosis) sessions are available on site (e.g., in your home) and at both a home office location in the Miami-Kendall area and on a limited basis in the Miami area. The home "office" location is in South Kendall at 12965 SW 112th Ave., Miami FL. Jed serves the entire S. Florida area, having worked with clients and students from areas that include Homestead, Cutler Bay, Palmetto Bay, Kendall, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, South Miami, Coconut Grove, Doral, Hialeah, Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Aventura, Miramar, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Ft. Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach.
As a counselor I am honored to help facilitate this with those who seek my assistance, and I honor each of you on your healing journey.
- Jed Shlackman, LMHC
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Now Available: Past-Life/Spiritual Regression and Smoking Cessation CDs and MP3 Audio Download
Purchase these recordings to use at home or in a clinical setting. Regression Audio Session contains a guided regression exercise that includes background binaural tones for brainwave entrainment to a deep theta state. Theta waves are correlated with deep meditative states and deep relaxation. Listen with headphones for the brainwave entrainment effect - if you have any seizure disorder you must first consult with your physician to ensure it is safe for you to use binaural sound recordings. It is recommended that you have a journal available to write down notes about your experience after the session. You are also encouraged to have a mental health professional consulted to work with you to process any unresolved challenging memories or experiences that can arise during a regression session. By using this recording you agree to take full responsibility for attending to your mental health needs and release the seller of this recording from any responsibility or liability for what you experience in association with listening to the guided exercises. Use these recordings in a place where you can sit or lie in a relaxed position, free of external distractions.Buy either 1 ($5) or 2 ($10) CDs and shipping is only $1.50; Purchase the MP3 download for $3.00 (The PayPal cart will show the MP3 as $1.50 + $1.50 shipping/processing)
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Note: These resource lists are offered for your education, examination, and exploration. Jed does not necessarily agree with all the views presented on various recommended WWW sites or books. Read, explore, and come to your own conclusions!
Online Info & Resources For Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
Regression Therapy Info & Resources
Milton Erickson Foundation
Wikipedia: Hypnosis
Hypnosis Organization
Hypnosis Research Institute
Hypnosis Articles
UK Daily Mail: Hypnosis Speeds Cancer Recovery & Helps Prevent Recurrence
Obesity Is A State Of Mind
Reassuring Reasons Why Hypnosis Is Your Friend
Hypnosis Books Hypnosis For Change, by Josie Stadley & Carol Staudacher
Trancework, by Michael Yapko
Healing Yourself With Self-Hypnosis, by Frank Caprio & Joseph Berger
NLP: The New Technology Of Achievement, Ed. by Steve Andreas & Charles Faulkner
An Introduction To NLP/Neurolinguistic Programming, by Joseph O'Connor
Patterns Of The Hypnotic Techniques Of Milton Erickson, M.D., by Richard Bandler & John Grinder
The Nature Of Hypnosis And Suggestion, by Milton Erickson
Hypnosis For Smoking Cessation, by David Botsford
